Tranquebar (Tharangambadi), Tamil Nadu, India

Tranquebar or Tharangambadi is a small seaside town in Tamil Nadu, five hours away from Chennai. A former Danish settlement, the town's main tourist attraction is the Dansborg Fort, used mainly for trading and as a warehouse.

Today, the town is well-maintained in mostly its original form, and has a couple of heritage hotels that let you completely relax to the sound of waves - without internet and television.

From a photography standpoint, this was an opportunity for me to have a bit of old-school fun and not carry a range of lenses. No wide-angle lens. No tele-photo lens. No zoom. Just a 50mm lens, which is the same focal length of the human eye. So couple that with my 5D MkIII's fabulous low-light capabilities, and I got some interesting night photos using only moon light, long exposures and no tripod (this was a vacation after all!). The white orb in the dark skies was not the sun at dawn/dusk, but a full moon reflecting on the surface of the sea.